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Developmental Disabilities - Epidemiology
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Definition of 'Developmental Disabilities'Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed) Common names: Developmental Disabilities; Disabilities, Developmental; Developmental Disability; Disability, Developmental; Development Disorders, Child; Child Development Disorder; Development Disorder, Child; Child Development Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Specific; Developmental Delay Disorders |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
26 Sep 2009 
OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine the impact of Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP)-based care on length of stay of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Secondary outcome measures were days of ... Read more...
Sugar-coaters and straight talkers: communicating about developmental delays in primary care.
12 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES: The goals were to investigate parents' and early intervention (EI) specialists' beliefs and experiences regarding discussing child development in primary care and to identify communication barriers and opportunities. METHODS: Focus ... Read more...
A scoring system for early prognostic assessment after neonatal seizures.
12 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to devise a scoring system that could aid in predicting neurologic outcome at the onset of neonatal seizures. METHODS: A total of 106 newborns who had neonatal seizures and were consecutively admitted to the NICU ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Developmental Disabilities - Epidemiology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Improvement of short- and long-term outcomes for very low birth weight infants: Edmonton NIDCAP trial. 26 Sep 2009
- Sugar-coaters and straight talkers: communicating about developmental delays in primary care. 12 Sep 2009
- A scoring system for early prognostic assessment after neonatal seizures. 12 Sep 2009
- [Study on the details of the children who require special support education in the regular classroom] 30 Aug 2009
- Reproduction and offspring status 18 years after teenage-onset anorexia nervosa--a controlled community-based study. 30 Aug 2009
- Most very low birth weight subjects do well as adults. 30 Aug 2009
- Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. 15 Aug 2009
- No kidding: high risk of cognitive difficulty in new-onset pediatric epilepsy.
10 Aug 2009 - Changes in number and characteristics of people living in state institutions, 1977-2008. 30 Jul 2009
- Could early cord clamping harm neonatal stabilisation? 30 Jul 2009
- Meta-analysis of neurobehavioral outcomes in very preterm and/or very low birth weight children. 25 Jul 2009
- Neurodevelopmental disability through 11 years of age in children born before 26 weeks of gestation. 25 Jul 2009
- Chronic lung disease and developmental delay at 2 years of age in children born before 28 weeks' gestation. 18 Jul 2009
- No change in the age of diagnosis for fragile x syndrome: findings from a national parent survey. 3 Jul 2009
- Single-centre vs. population-based outcome data of extremely preterm infants at the limits of viability. Jul 2009
- Mental health and child developmental problems: the "not-so-new morbidity". 29 Jun 2009
- Functional skills of individuals with fragile x syndrome: a lifespan cross-sectional analysis. 29 Jun 2009
- Monoamine oxidase a promoter gene associated with problem behavior in adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. 29 Jun 2009
- Optimizing early development and understanding trajectories of resiliency after extreme prematurity. 29 Jun 2009
- Triplets across the first 5 years: the discordant infant at birth remains at developmental risk. 29 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Developmental Disabilities'
Definition: Disorders in which there is a delay in development based on that expected for a given age level or stage of development. These impairments or disabilities originate before age 18, may be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial impairment. Biological and nonbiological factors are involved in these disorders. (From American Psychiatric Glossary, 6th ed)
Descriptor UI: D002658
Alternative terms: Developmental Disabilities; Disabilities, Developmental; Developmental Disability; Disability, Developmental; Development Disorders, Child; Child Development Disorder; Development Disorder, Child; Child Development Disorders; Child Development Disorders, Specific; Developmental Delay Disorders; Developmental Delay Disorder; Child Development Deviations; Child Development Deviation; Development Deviation, Child; Development Deviations, Child; Deviation, Child Development;
Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;
Tree Number: F03.550.362;
History Note: 96; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS 1981-95; was CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEVIATIONS 1968-80
Technical Notes: check also tag CHILD or specific